TAIHU ARTS CENTRE IN SUZHOU
(苏州吴中太湖文化艺术中心 )
2014, urbanistic study
team：Li Lide, Gábor Szentpétery, Gengzhi Hong, Jia Shang Kun, Jin Shuai
We wanted to expand the museum from 15,000 square meters into 34,000 so it won't be an independent individual concentrated space but a whole museum community.
Thus the traditional neighbourhood space formed within the area effectively reflects the characteristics of the traditional Jiangnan Urbanism. If the museum is just a single volume it influences the space only within the surrounding block, however, a group of museums can multiply the impact the whole area. In urbanistic terms, we wanted to establish an effective link between the urban and the natural environments on both sides of the district. By improving the public access of a pedestrian flow towards the banks of the river, thus fortifying the stimulation of regional vitality. We have created an urban texture linked to the historical appearance of the city's spatial pattern based on the Wu culture.
With reference to the composition of "streets" and "squares" in the planning style of the ancient Suzhou Pingjiang Prefecture, multiple settlements are interconnected by series of streets.
Each district creates a vibrant urban atmosphere with rich diversity but intimate scale. The traditional space texture brings rich architectural space experience. Implanting different traditional cultural elements makes the pedestrians exploring an area full of surprise on their discovery journey. The small scattered museums in the area are inter-bridged by an open-air corridor on the third floor. The streamlined experience of visiting the museum is like roaming in a traditional garden. The verandahs have spacious viewing platforms, excellent for the observation of the Tai lake. From north to south the visitor walks through museums, craft and theatre workshops, folk squares and art galleries.
The main hall of the entrance museum is composed of multiple building volumes, where the first floor is an open urban space.

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